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I have a restlessness with regard to the practical form of determining the grade of starches gelatinization during the conditioning process, be it by means of charts, organoleptics mechanisms, etc. that is carried out in an analytical laboratory, but does another form exist of carrying it out? ...
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Across the Midwest, ethanol plants (primarily dry mill vs. wet mill process) are being planned and built and existing plants expanded. Today over 98 percent of commercially produced ethanol is used to extend gasoline. The attributes of ethanol allow it to be utilized as an octane booster, replacing gasoline additives such as lead and benzene, and as the preferred oxygenate for gasoline replacing MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether). Ethanol maintains widespread support for its ability to...
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The European Union is preparing plans to allow pig remains to be used to feed poultry. The practice - banned in Europe after the BSE crisis 10 years ago - would save farmers millions of pounds as prices of cereal feed for chickens soar, say officials in Brussels. But the proposal has outraged animal rights campaigners, Muslim organisations and other groups. They claim the move would put families at risk, offend religious sensibilities and lead to a major consumer...
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Feed Management Systems™ (FMS), an award-winning developer of software solutions for the worldwide commercial feed manufacturing industry, announced days ago the release of Brill Formulation™ Version 2.0 to customers located in North America, South America and Australia. The global feed nutrition and multi-blend software tool manages the nutrients, ingredients, cost and feed formulas and is the most complete tool for obtaining the least-cost solution. With 50+ enhancements, users can...
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Cattle use feed most efficiently when the nutrients in the daily rations match their daily requirements, commonly referred to as a “balanced ration.” Producers can’t simply “eyeball” feed value, but they sometimes use traditional or “book values” to estimate feed quality against their cows’ nutritional needs. While these guides can be useful, the quality of individual feed supplies can vary widely from the average. Not knowing the exact nutritional value of feeds can lead to...
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USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service is requesting comments on its recent conclusions that hogs and chickens from farms identified as having purchased or otherwise received pet food scraps that contain melamine and melamine-related compounds are safe for human consumption.
The conclusion was reached based on the results of an interim safety/risk assessment which indicated that, based on currently available data and information, the consumption of pork, poultry, eggs and domestic fish...
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The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that melamine has been found in fish feed at the Marion Folks Hatchery in Oregon. The manager at the hatchery discontinued use of the feed, labeled as Bio Vita Starter, when the FDA contacted him about testing. The grade of food is used as a starter diet for juvenile salmon and trout. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife contacted the company to find out if the feed was shipped to other hatcheries. Representatives from the...
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Cargill and Feed Management Systems (FMS) have formed an alliance to market and recommend the technologies of both businesses. With this agreement, FMS and the Consulting Services group, part of Cargill Animal Nutrition will actively collaborate to fulfill the needs of clients and customers for the technology available from both companies.
Through its Consulting Services group, Cargill Animal Nutrition provides a broad array of feed management and animal production expertise and services,...
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The American Feed Industry Association's Liquid Feed Committee has announced that Dr. R. Hollis Klett, president of XF Enterprises Inc., is the 2006 Liquid Feed Hall of Fame winner.
Klett is a leading expert in liquid suspension technology and application of feedyard diets and has devoted his career to the development and research of liquid supplements.
The award was presented at the group's annual symposium in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Dr. R. Hollis Klett conducted some of his first...
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Introduction The last update of the National Research Council’s publication ‘Nutrient Requirements of Horses’ was published in 1989 and contains data from studies published through 1988. A number of trials have been conducted in the past 14 years that add significantly to that body of literature. Additionally, the focus of nutritionists worldwide has changed with increasing concerns about the impact of animal feeding on the environment. With new...
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The French company A-Systems –which trades software for animal feed formulation and rationing- notifies that will be present in the Joint Meeting of ADSA, ASAS, and PSA, to be carried out in Saint Louis (Missouri, USA). This event will take place from July 26 to July 29, and A-Systems will be showing its software programs at Booth 228....
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